Bassmaster Elite Series

The Bassmaster Elite Series is the highest level of professional bass fishing tournaments. Competitors must qualify for the series through the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens or the B.A.S.S. Nation, and anglers who are already on the Elite Series must re-qualify each year by maintaining enough points throughout the season. The pro anglers compete all season for the opportunity to win points toward the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year award and to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic.

The series was founded in 2006. Its predecessors were the Bassmaster Tour, Top 150 and Top 100.

Tournament Schedule

2022 Marshal Registration Dates

Marshal Registration

2022 Marshal Guidelines

Elite Series links

Pro Payments

Contingency Awards

Elite Series Sponsors

Check Status

2022 Elite Series rules

Elite Angler Info Sheets

Lake Fork

Taku talks to smallmouth

By David A. Brown

Japanese pro Taku Ito never caught a  smallmouth until last year, and he has  proved to be one of the best in the world  at speaking their language.

Simms to sponsor Bassmaster Elite event on Lake Fork

By B.A.S.S. Communications

Montana-based Simms Fishing Products, a brand renowned for its waders, outerwear, footwear and technical apparel, has signed on as the title sponsor for one of the most anticipated events of the...

How whitetail hunting makes Swindle a better bass angler

By Gerald Swindle

Inside Gerald Swindle’s museum-like man cave sit two Bassmaster Angler of the Year trophies below a wall full of whitetail deer mounts.

Redfish: Afternoon on Aransas

Catch up with Travis Land, Nicky Savoie and more on the first afternoon of the 2021 Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter!

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Mike Iaconelli announces return to Elites

By Mike Suchan

Bass fishing legend Mike Iaconelli is returning to the Bassmaster Elite Series.

Dock holds cherished memories for Lester

By Alan McGuckin

There’s one particular boat dock within sight of iconic Waterfront Grocery boat ramp on Lake Guntersville that means more to Brandon Lester than any other.

Visit Lester's home lake this fall

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Fall is the perfect time to visit Middle Tennessee, home of Tims Ford Lake, historic towns and distilleries. Take a tour of it all with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Lester.